snooty
adjective
snootiness
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a word derived from
snooty.
Example Sentences
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He writes with the coolness of a sociologist, the passion of someone with a horse in the race, and the smarts to avoid both cheerleading and snootiness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
Connors is the bridge between the genteel, upper-middle class snootiness of the amateur tennis club and the modern, ultra-focused, hard-hitting professional game.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2020
The story made the rounds of the international media, often treated as an instance of English eccentricity, snootiness, or small-town paranoia.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 1, 2019
He fails to score Rolling Stones tickets for a 1971 concert, declaring with teenaged snootiness, “They’re probably past it,” and decides to spend the cash he has saved on a record.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2015
The Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, recently told his compatriots: "I warn us against any form of Teutonic snootiness."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2013
